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Post by Spike-X on Apr 1, 2016 18:52:16 GMT -5
Was he Australian, by any chance?
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 1, 2016 19:32:12 GMT -5
Was he Australian, by any chance? Not likely - this was the US Navy.
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Post by Spike-X on Apr 1, 2016 20:10:12 GMT -5
It just sounded so familiar, is all.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 1, 2016 22:42:38 GMT -5
Recently visiting my brother and he was telling me about one of his family's two cats.
He feeds them about the time the family gets ready for bed, about 9 p.m. Buckley, almost exactly at 9, starts meowing a lot and walks right in the way of Brock to get his attention.
Just like he said, and Buckley started his attention-getting performance at 9:02.
My two pups aren't anywhere that close to a clock as I feed them at different times depending on what's going on. If Buckley got some kind of cue from a clock going off or something, I totally missed it. Brock says he's amazed at how accurate his nightly performance is.
Is this just The Amazing Buckley or are there other cats with an uncanny sense of amazingly accurate timing ?
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Post by Gene on Apr 2, 2016 7:41:36 GMT -5
I think I've managed to line up Summer employment. I was already expecting to teach a drawing course and my department head emailed me today asking if I could pick up an online art appreciation course, too. Time to unclench. Congrats, Gene! I'm sure that's a huge weight off your shoulders and will make things less stressful for you going forward. Thanks. Now I have to find out if I can actually accept both assignments. The way the school schedules Summer sessions is really vague.
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 3, 2016 1:49:16 GMT -5
Apologies for my infrequent posting of late. I'm deep into writing the 1940 chapter of he book and have little time to spare for browsing the site, let alone writing anything. hope everybody is well and I'll see you guys on the other side. Cei-U! I summon the spot check! I've been posting very little myself, because I started working at a new location, which means I spend almost 4 hours out of my day on busses, commuter trains and subways. But I will get my first tablet computer next week, so I will be able to do some of my posting while commuting. I do love the job though, which makes getting up at 5:15 am every day much more bearable. And I'm making more money than ever before in my life.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 3, 2016 9:23:00 GMT -5
I didn't want to start a thread for this but I saw the first Thor movie last night for the second time. I was impressed by how faithful the story was to the many of the mythos. Thor was quite arrogant and acted like an A$$hole in the beginning, and i loved his confidence even when he was exiled on earth even while stripped of his godly power. When he couldn't lift the hammer, it was a breaking point for his swagger. He learned humility after getting his clock cleaned by the Destroyer and was given his power back. It was a great scene. I really liked the movie. The special effects were top notch also. It might move up in my list of Marvel favorite movies.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 3, 2016 11:32:19 GMT -5
Making a pit stop at the moment. But making a trip out for my wife to see her grandmother. She went in for emergency hip replacement surgery yesterday and is taking a turn for the worse. She fell Friday and broke her hip. I got the call last night that the worst prognosis was she might not last the night. She's improved a bit but she's still not out of the woods yet. Plus she's voiced that she is ready to be with her husband and daughter (my wife's mother who passed 8 years ago) so it's hard to say if she knows her body and it's her time or if it the anesthetics talking. We should be there in another hour or so.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 3, 2016 13:41:43 GMT -5
Making a pit stop at the moment. But making a trip out for my wife to see her grandmother. She went in for emergency hip replacement surgery yesterday and is taking a turn for the worse. She fell Friday and broke her hip. I got the call last night that the worst prognosis was she might not last the night. She's improved a bit but she's still not out of the woods yet. Plus she's voiced that she is ready to be with her husband and daughter (my wife's mother who passed 8 years ago) so it's hard to say if she knows her body and it's her time or if it the anesthetics talking. We should be there in another hour or so. So sorry. The end is things is always terrible.
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Post by Mormel on Apr 3, 2016 13:56:01 GMT -5
Sorry to hear, AW2099. Hoping for a successful operation and a swift recovery.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 3, 2016 15:00:21 GMT -5
Thank y'all. The issue seems the be either through the anesthetics from the hip replacement surgery or conquincidence, her kidneys suffered a blow and her acid/base balance is too acidic and she's having renal failure. They are now getting read to medi flight her back to the city to OU hospital to try dialysis to see if they can slow it down and keep her alive until they figure out what triggered it.
It's the family drama that's more taxing. It's surprising when someone everyone loves is in bad health and possibly close to death that people can be so selfish with their feelings. And being I'm the guy that doesn't show his emotions I have to be the one of few pillars. Which isn't always easy when she's told me more than once that I'm no different than any grandson she has by blood.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 3, 2016 15:28:31 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear about her situation adamwarlock2099.
A similar circumstance happened to my wife's grandmother a few years back at the age of 95.
Your family is in my thoughts.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 3, 2016 15:51:14 GMT -5
So sorry you're going through this, adamwarlock2099. Having lost both of my grandmothers in the past decade, as well as both of my in-laws, you're absolutely right in your assessment about the family drama being the more taxing part.
Stay strong and be "the pillar" as long as you can, but know that it's OK to find your own pillar to lean on if you need it.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Apr 3, 2016 17:32:22 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about your situation, adamwarlock2099, and I hope everything works out OK.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 3, 2016 19:19:56 GMT -5
So sorry you're going through this, adamwarlock2099. Having lost both of my grandmothers in the past decade, as well as both of my in-laws, you're absolutely right in your assessment about the family drama being the more taxing part. Stay strong and be "the pillar" as long as you can, but know that it's OK to find your own pillar to lean on if you need it. And now two of the three brother made an decision along with their, quoting my wife, meddlesome wives, have cut everyone out form getting first hand information on grandma's condition. Including the two granddaughter (my wife's sisters) that are RNs with knowledge none of the brothers or their wives have. All because those two brothers and their wives have to control everything. But I knew from my mother in laws death that this would more than likely be the case. And if she were alive today she would have kicked her brothers' asses for it. Edit: And thank you all for your thoughts and wishes. This community never ceases to amaze me.
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